More American Girl fun

We are still learning about Colonial Williamsburg with Felicity. I thought we would be moving a bit quicker through these books, but we are taking our time and enjoying them, which is fine with me. I'm not going anywhere. We have learned so much about the late 1700s!

We are loving learning about the Boston Tea Party right now. Riley was definitely surprised to learn what kind of tea party it was.

We made quill pens, just like the ones the girls during Felicity's time used for their school work. It really put some perspective on how much work everything was back then.

We also made Felicity's baked pumpkin pudding, a popular dessert made by the colonists after the Indians introduced them to pumpkins. It was from Felicity's Cookbook.

There is no sugar in this pudding, only molasses. It is really spicy.

Riley is becoming a pro at the egg-cracking business!

This is such a fun way to learn about history, we are loving it!

History fun with American Girls

We have been learning about Colonial America by reading the American Girl books about Felicity. This is such a fun way to learn history!

We are reading all six Felicity books, but we are also using this book.

It is a picture book full of information about the late 1700s presented in a fun and interesting way. I love this book! We have learned about everything from how they cooked their food, to politics of the time, to crafts that the little girls did in that day, lifestyles, and lots of stuff in between.

We made breakfast puffs from the Felicity cookbook, just like the little girls in the 1700s used to help their moms make!

They were so yummy!

Today we had some friends that are also studying Colonial America with Felicity over for a Colonial garden tea.

Last night Riley and I made Raspberry Flummery, a dessert served in the 1700s after an elegant meal, for our tea party.

The girls came over and we made a craft. We talked about the hot clothes and corsets the girls had to wear and we made fans for them to take to their garden tea.

I bought some music online from the 17oos for us to listen to as we did our activities. The girls figured out what instruments were used and we talked about how different it was from what we listen to.Check out the pinky.

Felicity! The guest of honor!

We had a great time with our friends!